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title: "HEFER for ELM pilot"
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# HEFER for ELM pilot

Buyer: HISTORIC ENGLAND LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b4cc8c8e-cb2f-4012-8dc6-63818f20e0e1

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## Summary

The procurement process involves HISTORIC ENGLAND LIMITED seeking a supplier for the development of a new online service to support the phase 1 pilot of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). This contract, titled "HEFER for ELM pilot", is classified under the industry category of development software packages, with a total value of £15,000. The procurement was awarded on 8th February 2021, and the contract period extends from 8th February 2021 to 8th April 2021. The process followed a direct procurement method as a single tender action below threshold, with delivery locations across England.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for software development businesses, particularly those that specialise in environmental management applications and historical data solutions. Companies that can offer innovative software solutions to aid in the management of heritage features and the implementation of farming incentives would be particularly well-suited to compete. As this project supports the rollout of an incentive scheme to over 70,000 land holdings in 2022, successful bidders could also position themselves for future contracts in this domain.

## Notice

The purchase will develop a new online service to support the phase 1 pilot of the new Sustainable Farming Incentive, the entry level component of the new Environmental Land Management Scheme. The SFI is being piloted in spring/summer 2021, ahead of national rollout to 70k plus land holdings in 2022. The pilot involves c.1000 farmers selecting from a range of environment standards to apply across their holding. These standards include actions which could be detrimental to historic environment features if inappropriately located, which has been flagged as a risk by Historic England. To address this concern, DEFRA have requested that applicants should receive baseline information and guidance about designated and undesignated heritage features on their land holdings to inform option choice and avoid potential breaches of the 1979 Act. The project will also develop an application programming interface (API) for sharing historic environment data with other land management applications.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1399f19c-ffd3-4afe-804d-515b0e4891d0 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Feb 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Feb 2021 |
| Contract period | 8 Feb 2021 - 8 Apr 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £15,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HISTORIC ENGLAND LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 2EH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Mannington and Western |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EXEGESIS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48983000 - Development software package

## Release History

- 19 Feb 2021 at 14:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1399f19c-ffd3-4afe-804d-515b0e4891d0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1399f19c-ffd3-4afe-804d-515b0e4891d0
  19th February 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://historicengland.org.uk/

## Provenance

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